Now that the Penguins have climbed back to Stanley Cup prominence, all of the fans that are now interested in the team again have been a small part of a historic night in more ways than just one. With the Stanley Cup banner that went up on Friday, so did the ratings to a phenomenal degree. Friday night’s telecast of the Pittsburgh Penguins season opening 2009-10 game versus the New York Rangers registered a 10.5 average HH rating on FSN Pittsburgh, according to Nielsen Media Research. The telecast, viewed by more than 120,500 households in the Pittsburgh DMA, set a new record rating as the highest ever for a Penguins season opening game telecastI am amazed at the record being that high! Congratulations to the Liberty Media Group who runs the FSN Pittsburgh studios.
Did they count in the research that the FOX Sports Network telecast was seen in homes all across North America having been simulcast on the NHL Network?
[Cross posted: Confessions of a Hockey Fanatic]
